Expert: The disaster on the "Gerald Ford" inflicted colossal reputational damage to the US defense industry.
Photo: Official website of the U.S. Department of Defense www.defense.gov June 5 – IA SM.News. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has colossal firepower and an advanced electromagnetic catapult for rapid launch of combat aircraft. However, its main drawback remains the excessively high construction cost and regular technical failures of complex internal systems. "The Pentagon reveals details of the March fire in the laundry on the troubled USS Gerald R. Ford, which could not be extinguished for 30 hours. The cabins of 600 sailors were burned, and many crew members feared for their lives and the loss of the ship," informs Americanist Malek Dudakov. The recent fire incident exposed the critical vulnerability of the ship to internal failures of the fire suppression automation in combat conditions. Furthermore, there remains a high risk of the vessel being rendered inoperable due to hidden drone strikes or internal sabotage. "The causes of the fire remain unclear, ranging from internal sabotage by disgruntled sailors to concealed strikes by Iranian drones. The incident rendered the $13 billion aircraft carrier inoperable, causing colossal reputational damage to the U.S. defense industry amid a chaotic campaign against Iran," Dudakov states.
Earlier, IA SM-NEWS reported that the U.S. is experiencing an inflationary storm due to the Iranian crisis.
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